chador
or chad·ar, chad·dar, chud·dar
[ chuhd-er ]
noun
the traditional garment of Muslim and Hindu women, consisting of a long, usually black or drab-colored cloth or veil that envelops the body from head to foot and covers all or part of the face.
Origin of chador
11605–15; <Hindi <Persian chaddar, chādur veil, sheet
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How to use chador in a sentence
I have always asked myself whether, at the time of the Prophet, there was a mass production of black chadors.
British Dictionary definitions for chador
chador
/ (ˈtʃʌdə) /
noun
a variant spelling of chuddar
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